Nursing Exam 3 Wound Care questions with correct answers

Approximated, close together, usually because of glue, sutures, staples, steri-strips etc., Very little to no tissue loss. Answer Primary intention Can not be or should not be approximated, healing is slower, usually a little more scarring increased risk of infection Answer Secondary intention Leaving wound open for 3-5 days to help decrease edema or clear up infection or both. allows time to see how treatment is working on wound and then they close it up. Answer tertiary intention Body works to control bleeding and prevent infection. one part is hemostasis, arterioles or larger vessels are constricted, fibrin being deposited, we have other capillaries dilating to let blood in wound for oxygen and nutrients and neutrophils, erythema, edema, heat, possible drainage, phagocytosis (ingests debris there) Heal trauma to blood vessels. Answer inflammatory Can start within a couple of days and last up to 21. Collagen helps fill and strengthen wound, Have more capillaries growing, more fibrin deposited and more granulation tissue. It is fragile and bleeds more easily. Start to see epitheliazation, can also have other types of tissue that are not as good. Answer proliferative Beefy red tissue that occurs during proliferative phase. Answer granulation 21 days to 1-2 years. Scar becomes stronger but never as strong as regular tissue. Can reinjure more easily to have